Paint.NET

Move tools

(drag corner nub) Resize and keep proportions

↑   Shift + Mouse movement

All hotkeys for Paint.NET

UI and Canvas Controls
Pan image

Space + Mouse movement

UI and Canvas Controls
Scroll up

Page Up

UI and Canvas Controls
Scroll up

Mouse wheel up

UI and Canvas Controls
Scroll down

Page Down

UI and Canvas Controls
Scroll down

Mouse wheel down

UI and Canvas Controls
Scroll left

↑   Shift + Mouse wheel up

UI and Canvas Controls
Scroll left

Shift + Page Up

UI and Canvas Controls
(twice) Scroll image to top left of editing window

Home

UI and Canvas Controls
Scroll right

↑   Shift + Mouse wheel down

UI and Canvas Controls
Scroll right

Shift + Page Down

UI and Canvas Controls
(twice) Scroll image to bottom right of editing window

End

UI and Canvas Controls
Scroll top left image to center screen

Ctrl + Home

UI and Canvas Controls
Scroll bottom right image to center screen

Ctrl + End

UI and Canvas Controls
Zoom in / out

Ctrl + Mouse wheel up and down

View menu
Zoom out

Ctrl + -

View menu
Zoom in

Ctrl + +

View menu
Actual size

Ctrl + 0

View menu
Zoom to window

Ctrl + B

Options in the View menu
Pan canvas

Space + Mouse left click

Options in the View menu
Pan canvas

Space + ← ↑ → ↓

Options in the View menu
Pan canvas x10

Space + Ctrl + ← ↑ → ↓

Edit menu
Deselect active selection

Ctrl + D

Edit menu
Deselect active selection

⤶ Enter

Shape tool
Move Shape by 1px

← ↑ → ↓

Shape tool
Move Shape by 10px

Ctrl + ← ↑ → ↓

Options in the View menu
Show menu. Press underlined letter in menu to use menu hotkey

Alt

Options in the View menu
Show / hide Tools window

F5

Options in the View menu
Show / hide History window

F6

Options in the View menu
Show / hide layers window

F7

Colors window
Toggle visibility of the window

F8

Text tool
Commit text to layer

Esc

Magic Wand tool
(x4) Activate Magic Wand

S

Paint bucket
Activate Paint Bucket

F

Paint Brush
Activate Paintbrush tool

B

Pencil tool
Activate Pencil tool

P

Clone Stamp tool
Activate Clone Stamp tool

L

Text tool
Activate Text tool

T

Shape tool
(x2) Activate Shape tool

O

Move tools
(x2) Move Selection tool

M

Zoom tool
Activate zoom tool

Z

Pan tool
Activate Pan tool

H

Gradient tool
Activate Gradient tool

G

Eraser tool
Activate Eraser tool

E

Color picker
Activate color picker

K

Recolor tool
Activate Recolor tool

R

Image list and image navigation
Next image

Ctrl + ⭾ Tab

Image list and image navigation
Previous image

Ctrl + ↑   Shift + ⭾ Tab

Image list and image navigation
... to <keybs>9</keybs>: Switch to image number pressed

Ctrl + 1

Image list and image navigation
... to <keybs>9</keybs>: Switch to image number pressed

Alt + 1

Toolbar
Open File menu

[

Toolbar
New image

]

Toolbar
Open image

Ctrl + O

Toolbar
Close image

Ctrl + W

Toolbar
Close image

Ctrl + F4

Toolbar
Save image

Ctrl + S

Toolbar
Save image as

Ctrl + ↑   Shift + S

Toolbar
Print

Ctrl + P

Toolbar
Exit Paint.net

Alt + F4

Toolbar
then <keybs>X</keybs>: Exit Paint.net

Alt + F

Edit menu
Open Edit menu

Alt + E

Edit menu
Undo

Ctrl + Z

Edit menu
Redo

Ctrl + Y

Edit menu
Cut

Ctrl + X

Edit menu
Cut

↑   Shift + Del

Edit menu
Kopyala

Ctrl + C

Edit menu
Kopyala

Ctrl + Insert

Edit menu
Copy merged

Ctrl + ↑   Shift + C

Edit menu
Paste

Ctrl + V

Edit menu
Paste

↑   Shift + Insert

Edit menu
Paste into new layer

Ctrl + ↑   Shift + V

Edit menu
Paste into new layer

Ctrl + Alt + V

Edit menu
Erase selection

Del

Paint bucket
Fill area with primary color

⬅ Backspace

Edit menu
Invert selection

Ctrl + I

Edit menu
Select all

Ctrl + A

View menu
Open view menu

Alt + V

View menu
Zoom to selection

Ctrl + ↑   Shift + B

Image menu
Open image menu

Alt + I

Image menu
Crop to selection

Ctrl + ↑   Shift + X

Image menu
Resize

Ctrl + R

Image menu
Canvas size

Ctrl + ↑   Shift + R

Image menu
Rotate 90° (clockwise)

Ctrl + H

Image menu
Rotate 90° (counter-clockwise)

Ctrl + G

Image menu
Rotate 180°

Ctrl + J

Image menu
Flatten

Ctrl + ↑   Shift + F

Layers menu
Open Layers menu

Alt + L

Layers menu
Add new layer

Ctrl + ↑   Shift + N

Layers menu
Delete layer

Ctrl + ↑   Shift + Del

Layers menu
Duplicate layer

Ctrl + ↑   Shift + D

Layers menu
Merge layer down

Ctrl + M

Layers menu
Rotate / zoom

Ctrl + ↑   Shift + Z

Layers menu
Layer properties

F4

Clone Stamp tool
Set source point

Ctrl + Mouse left click

Adjustments menu
Open Adjustments menu

Alt + A

Adjustments menu
Auto-level

Ctrl + ↑   Shift + L

Adjustments menu
Black&White

Ctrl + ↑   Shift + G

Adjustments menu
Brightness / contrast

Ctrl + ↑   Shift + T

Adjustments menu
Curves

Ctrl + ↑   Shift + M

Adjustments menu
Hue / saturation

Ctrl + ↑   Shift + U

Adjustments menu
Invert colors

Ctrl + ↑   Shift + I

Adjustments menu
Levels

Ctrl + L

Adjustments menu
Posterize

Ctrl + ↑   Shift + P

Adjustments menu
Sepia

Ctrl + ↑   Shift + E

Effects menu
Open Effects menu

Alt + C

Effects menu
Repeat last effect

Ctrl + F

Settings dialog
Open Settings dialog

Alt + X

Help menu
Open Help menu

Alt + H

Help menu
Online documentation

F1

Help menu
Paint.net search page

Ctrl + E

Colors window
Swap primary and secondary colors

X

Colors window
Switch active color

C

Selection tools (except Magic Wand)
Create a selection

Mouse movement + Mouse left click

Selection tools (except Magic Wand)
Create a selection

Mouse movement + Mouse right click

Selection tools (except Magic Wand)
Add to selection

Ctrl + Mouse movement + Mouse left click

Selection tools (except Magic Wand)
Subtract from selection

Alt + Mouse movement +

Selection tools (except Magic Wand)
Invert selection mode

Ctrl + Mouse movement +

Selection tools (except Magic Wand)
Intersect selection modu

Alt + Mouse movement +

Move tools
(drag corner nub) Resize and keep proportions

↑   Shift + Mouse movement

Line / Curve tool
(drag four way arrow icon) Drag entire line / curve

Mouse left click

Magic Wand tool
Subtract from selection

Alt + Mouse left click

Magic Wand tool
Invert a portion of selection

Ctrl + Mouse right click

Magic Wand tool
Intersect selection mode

Alt + Mouse right click

Shape tool
(drag nub) Move Shape nubs

Mouse movement

Shape tool
(drag four-way arrow icon) Drag entire shape

Mouse movement

Shape tool
Rotate Shape

Mouse movement

Shape tool
(hold while clicking - or + corner size keys in the toolbar) Increase corner value change to 5px (Rounded Rectangle only)

Ctrl

Recolor tool
Recolor primary with secondary

Mouse right click

Zoom tool
Pan while zoomed

Mouse movement

Zoom tool
Pan while zoomed

Mouse wheel up and down

Pan tool
Pan the canvas

Mouse left click + Mouse right click + ← ↑ → ↓

Paint bucket
Fill area with secondary color

↑   Shift + ⬅ Backspace

Shape tool
(hold while rotating) Lock rotation to 15° increments

↑   Shift

Line / Curve tool
Start Cap style

,

Line / Curve tool
Line style

.

Line / Curve tool
End Cap style

/

Shape tool
(click and hold the nub) Move Shape nubs

Mouse left click + ← ↑ → ↓

Shape tool
Draw shape in secondary color

Mouse left click +

Shape tool
Cycle forward through shapes

A

Shape tool
Cycle backward through shapes

↑   Shift + A

Similar combinations for other applications


Affinity Photo
(drag control handle) Snap a curve's control handle to 45° intervals
Vector-specific

↑   Shift + Mouse movement


ChessBase 13
Overwrite next move without query
Board window

↑   Shift + Mouse movement


Webflow
Margin / padding (all sides)
Style panel

↑   Shift + Mouse movement


App Maker
Box-select multiple widgets
Page editor shortcuts - Mac

↑   Shift + Mouse movement


Solidworks 2019
Zooms the model in and out about the screen center.
Display

↑   Shift + Mouse movement


Solidworks 2019
When sketching a line, the line snaps to specific lengths.
Sketching

↑   Shift + Mouse movement


Easel
Move point anchors in sync
Editing points on an object

↑   Shift + Mouse movement


Europa Universalis IV
Add to selection
Mouse

↑   Shift + Mouse movement


GeoGebra
Zoom without preserving the aspect ratio
Windows shortcuts

↑   Shift + Mouse movement


LDCad
While on the editing or compass background it will move the camera lookat in relation to the screen
Editor

↑   Shift + Mouse movement


LDCad
Move the camera lookat in relation to the screen
Editor

↑   Shift + Mouse movement


Adobe Illustrator
Constrain Gradient tool or Gradient annotator while dragging
Gradient panel

↑   Shift + Mouse movement


Xyplorer
Force moving dragged objects.
Mouse Tricks

↑   Shift + Mouse movement


Adobe Illustrator (Mac)
Constrain Gradient tool or Gradient annotator while dragging
Gradient panel

↑   Shift + Mouse movement


Tableau (Mac)
Pan around the view
Selecting and navigating marks

↑   Shift + Mouse movement


Tableau
Pan around the view
Selecting and navigating marks

↑   Shift + Mouse movement


Sketch
When inserting a layer, lock ratio of shape
Inserting layers

↑   Shift + Mouse movement


draw.io
Disconnect edge
Canvas

↑   Shift + Mouse movement


Adobe Photoshop Elements (Mac)
Constrain marquee to square or circle (if no other selections are active)
Selecting and moving objects

↑   Shift + Mouse movement


ArtRage Studio Pro
Tool Size
Modifier Commands

↑   Shift + Mouse movement


ArtRage Studio Pro
Canvas Zoom
Modifier Commands

↑   Shift + Mouse movement


Autodesk Stingray
(in Transform, Rotate or Scale mode, drag a transformation manipulator) Clone
Manipulate tool operations

↑   Shift + Mouse movement


Bluebeam Revu
Multi-selection
Mouse navigation

↑   Shift + Mouse movement


AI War Classic
select multiple units (adds to prior selected)
Mouse

↑   Shift + Mouse movement


Adobe Lightroom Classic (Mac)
Paint a horizontal or vertical line
Working in the Develop module

↑   Shift + Mouse movement


Adobe Lightroom Classic
Paint a horizontal or vertical line
Working in the Develop module

↑   Shift + Mouse movement


Adobe Animate CC (Windows)
(drag towards right) Shifts the entire range of onion skin markers to the right
Miscellaneous actions

↑   Shift + Mouse movement


Nuke
(editing Bezier/Spline points) Move both tangent handles at the same time
Roto / RotoPaint

↑   Shift + Mouse movement


Adobe Photoshop CC
Draw square slice
Slice and optimize

↑   Shift + Mouse movement


Waze Map Editor
Draw a temporary rectangle and zoom into that portion of the map
Display and layers

↑   Shift + Mouse movement


Inkscape
average stroke color
Dropper tool

↑   Shift + Mouse movement


Corel Painter (Mac)
(drag the vanishing point to a new position) Perspective Guides — Reposition one vanishing point and the associated primary lines together
Other commands

↑   Shift + Mouse movement


REAPER
Insert note ignoring snap, drag to extend or change pitch
Mouse: MIDI piano roll left drag

↑   Shift + Mouse movement


Corel Painter
Add range of colors to selection
Selection tools

↑   Shift + Mouse movement


Pixelmator Pro
drag gradient: Constrain gradient to 15º angle
Paint and erase

↑   Shift + Mouse movement


Pixelmator Pro
Paint vertical or horizontal lines
Paint and erase

↑   Shift + Mouse movement


Corel Painter
(drag the vanishing point to a new position) Perspective Guides — Reposition one vanishing point and the associated primary lines together
Other commands

↑   Shift + Mouse movement


REAPER
Marquee add to notes/CC selection
Mouse: MIDI editor right drag

↑   Shift + Mouse movement


Adobe Audition (Mac)
Maintain keyframe time position or parameter value
Mixing multitrack sessions

↑   Shift + Mouse movement


Adobe Audition
Maintain keyframe time position or parameter value
Mixing multitrack sessions

↑   Shift + Mouse movement


REAPER
Hand scroll
Mouse: Arrange view middle drag

↑   Shift + Mouse movement


Apple iBooks
Add a range to (or remove it from) the selection
Format text

↑   Shift + Mouse movement


Apple iBooks
(Drag the table) Constrain the movement of the table and snap to guides
Work with tables

↑   Shift + Mouse movement


LibreOffice Draw
(drag while creating or resizing an object) Constrains the size to keep the object's aspect ratio
Shortcut keys specific to drawings

↑   Shift + Mouse movement


LibreOffice
While dragging items with mouse, hold Shift, Ctrl or Alt key to access modified features. The cursor will change to highlight the activated feature
General

↑   Shift + Mouse movement


LibreOffice Impress
(when resizing) Hold down Shift while dragging to resize an object to maintain the proportions of the object
General

↑   Shift + Mouse movement


Apple Pages
(drag a selection handle) Constrain the aspect ratio when resizing the object
Manipulating objects

↑   Shift + Mouse movement


Apple Pages
(drag the table) Constrain the movement of the table horizontally, vertically, or diagonally (45°)
Working with tables

↑   Shift + Mouse movement


Tinkercad
Hold Shift while moving to constrain movement to main direction
General

↑   Shift + Mouse movement